Drift Boats & River Dories

by Roger Fletcher

Illustrations by Sam Manning

Divided into four sections, the first 100 pages gives you the history/evolution of the type. The next section is on building, then how to make models, and the final section is lines for 8 different drift boats.

Sections two and four include many illustrations by the talented SAM MANNING. That alone is worth the price of the book.

If you have been a fan of this boat-type from the Pacific Northwest, this book will fill you in on all the details, including measurements so you can build from the information provided.

Table of Contents:

Part 1: Eddies of Evolution:The Boats Spawning Grounds

Part 2: How to Build a Drift Boat

Part 3: Modeling the Free-Form Way

Part 4: The Boats Lines

Epilogue:Lessons on Handling a Drift Boat

 

304 pp., softcover